VB.Net/2D/Path String

String Path Demo

<source lang="vbnet"> Imports System Imports System.Collections Imports System.ruponentModel Imports System.Windows.Forms Imports System.Data Imports System.Configuration Imports System.Resources Imports System.Drawing Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D Imports System.Drawing.Imaging Public Class MainClass

   Shared Sub Main()
       Dim myform As Form = New Form1()
       Application.Run(myform)
   End Sub

End Class Public Class Form1

   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

1. Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

   Public Sub New()
       MyBase.New()
       "This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
       InitializeComponent()
       "Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
       Me.SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, True)
       Me.SetStyle(ControlStyles.DoubleBuffer, True)
       Me.SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint, True)
   End Sub
   "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
   Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
       If disposing Then
           If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
               components.Dispose()
           End If
       End If
       MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub
   "Required by the Windows Form Designer
   Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer
   "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
   "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
   "Do not modify it using the code editor.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
       components = New System.ruponentModel.Container()
       Me.Text = "Form1"
   End Sub

1. End Region

   Private Function GetStringPath(ByVal rect As Rectangle, ByVal holeRadius As Integer) As GraphicsPath
       Dim path As GraphicsPath = New GraphicsPath()
       Dim format As StringFormat = New StringFormat()
       format.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
       format.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center
       path.AddString("Hi", Me.Font.FontFamily, CInt(Me.Font.Style), Me.Font.Height*3, RectangleF.op_Implicit(rect), format)
       Return path
   End Function
   Private Sub Form1_Paint(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As PaintEventArgs) Handles MyBase.Paint
       Dim g As Graphics = e.Graphics
       Dim width As Integer = Me.ClientRectangle.Width
       Dim height As Integer = Me.ClientRectangle.Height
       Dim rect As Rectangle = New Rectangle(10, 10, width - 20, height - 20)
       Dim format As StringFormat = New StringFormat()
       format.Alignment = StringAlignment.Center
       format.LineAlignment = StringAlignment.Center
       Dim path As GraphicsPath = GetStringPath(rect, width / 5)
       g.FillPath(Brushes.Yellow, path)
       g.DrawPath(Pens.Black, path)
   End Sub

End Class

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